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UJ lXl ;:;; o o u >w ?i o >lXl UJ o .... o :I: c, Brian Stanley leads Brian Carroll in Saturday ni ght ' s main event.· Jones sweeps GeorgiaAX By Davey Coombs AUGUSTA, GA , JAN. 8-9 Yamaha-support pilot Mike Jones ran off three straight final event wins at the World Sports/USHRA National Arena cro ss Ch ampi on sh ips. J ones pl aced h is Sm i th /S pectro/ Gea r/ . Barr's Comp. -b acked YZI25 o u t front near the midway point in each of the three main events a nd fought off lat e cha rges from hi s rivals all weekend long. First it was Steve Crowe, the n Da vid Hand, a nd fina lly Mark Crozier challenging the leader, but each were event ua lly forced to settl e into th e second position a t th e flag. hi th e Saturday afternoon opener a t the Augu sta Civi c Center it was th e G ear/P J l /Dunl o p-ba ck ed Crowe grabbing th e hol eshot with New J ersey Suzuki p ilo t Robert H ayes, Acerbis/ Sh oei/WVU rider Davey Coombs, H and, and Pen nsy lvania H onda rid er J eff G lass foll ow in g. Jones was ho lding his o wn in sixth af ter avoid in g a turn one stack u p that claimed severa l o ther riders, includi ng defen din g indoor cha mp Mik e Bia s a nd West Vi rgini a Yam ah a speeds ter Brian Stan ley. Th rough the halfway point Crow e cont in ued to set a fast pace o ut front as Jones closed in . The Pennsylvania stadium special ist had moved into second with some impressive moves through the whoops sectio n and adjoining corner a nd was now breathing do wn th e early lead er's neck . Four laps from th e end of th e 15 lap rid e J ones out gunned Crowe down th e front jump strai ght to occu py first pl ace. As Kawasaki 's Brian Carroll pi cked up ground from th e number three spot Cow e kept th e throttle on and took a few modest shots at the lead before finall y settling for second. Behind Carroll cam e H a yes, H a n d , Gl ass , and O'Neal/Discotech-backed Mark Pillon. When the riders left the line for the Saturday. even ing main event it was DG Y/ Acerbis/ Bu b's Cycle rider Brian Stanley lead in g the way with Crozier and Cro we filling in the firs t th ree. Jones again sat in midpack, and like cloc kwork began slic ing his way through traffic o nce the early hip traffic set tled down. Sta nley'S lead would last until just after the halfway mark, whe n a lapped rider would send him wide ill a left-ba nder and allow J o nes to shoot the difference on the inside. Crozier also SI ISSUES FOR $1.0~OO r----------------------- . -~ l~wnL e......r l--"'~6,. I I I I I I I I • Name (please print c learly) • Address I City ·1 I L • I 1 • U S & 7 ... 7 E " Subscription Order Form ~~U~1~~J;;~"·::~5-M~ 0 Bi ll me w ith the fir st iss ue . C heck or Money O rder enclosed (m ake ou t payable to Cycle News) = 0 Cha rge my credit ca rd 0 V isa 0 Mastercard ,.... _ ~-t I I I • 0 YES! Send me six (6) issues of Personal Watercraft Illustrated for only $10.00. One Year (6 issues) 1 st Class Canada or Mexico and all other foreign countries · 517.00 (U .S . fu~ . Phone ! • Card Number Expiration date _ _ • / _ - /_ - S ignature _ I I • Mail t o State Zip Personal Watercraft Illustrated c /o Cyc le News. Inc . P.O . Box 49B L o n g Beach . CA 90B01 -0 4 9 8 Itomombe, to 1 _ ,_, , . . , _ ... c"- c.rd "',""'"'_ " ./tIl,.." _ , . ------------------------------- I I I I ...1 25